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Create Whimsy

Create Whimsy

At Create Whimsy, we’re artists, makers, crafters and creators – just like you. We share the stories of makers and what they make, inspiring creativity in our everyday lives.

If you enjoy inspiring artist Spotlight interviews as well as helpful how-to tutorials and project ideas for quilting, embroidery, beadwork, sewing and fiber art, then settle in with a cuppa or a glassa.

We think that after you visit you’ll want to come back!

Girl with red embroidered hair by Sophia Isabella Brown

Spotlight: Sophia Isabella Brown, Screen Printing and Embroidery Artist

Sophia Isabella Brown grew up in a creative home. She paints, illustrates, and embroiders her designs while exploring shapes and patterns looking for places to add a face. How did…
Call and Response: Dakar fiber art by Toni Kersey

Spotlight: Toni Kersey, Fiber Artist

Toni Kersey came to art quilting later in life. She refers to her process as 'Spirit Dancing', working improvisationally with commercial fabrics, and fabrics she creates with dyeing and surface…
Because I Say So fiber art chair front by Evelyn Politzer

Spotlight: Evelyn Politzer, Visual Artist

Evelyn Politzer creates visual art using a variety of techniques to transform materials into her works, including knitting, embroidery, crochet, and weaving - all of which have long histories and…
Untitled QuiltMarkings quilt by Julian Jones

Spotlight: Julian Jamaal Jones, Multidisciplinary Artist

Julian Jones creates abstract textile art, he tells his story in code to protect his narrative from the world around him. Working in textiles connects him to his family history…
Canterbury #2 fiber art by Debbie Grifka

Spotlight: Debbie Grifka, Textile Artist

Debbie Grifka writes in her journal almost daily to help her work through details in her pieces. Her work is inspired by the beauty in life, wherever she finds it.…
Earthly Pleasures Reimagined fiber art by Diane Deery

Spotlight: Diane Deery, Landscape Artist

Diane Deery creates her hand-dyed silk fiber art in nature. You'll find her traveling the world to find unique rock formations that she uses to create texture with dyes on…
Whispering fiber art by Carol Quarini

Spotlight: Carol Quarini, Textile Artist and Lace Practitioner

Carol Quarini discovered lace bobbins on visits to antique shops with her Dad. She took some lessons and now creates intricate pieces telling stories about family history and the place…
Sealights fiber art by Paola Machetta

Spotlight: Paola Machetta, Improv Quilter

For Paola Machetta, engineering and art go hand-in-hand. The connection is activating the creative part of our brain in problem solving. She is a full-time engineer. In her free time…
Jans X quilt by Mary Tabar

Spotlight: Mary Tabar, Fiber Artist

Mary Tabar draws, paints, is a dressmaker and quilter. She finds inspiration from art she sees and makes it her own. You'll find her experimenting with discharge to create her…
Mirror of the Soul fiber art by Mirjam Pet-Jacobs

Spotlight: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Mixed Media Artist

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs creates mixed-media art, including fiber, inspired by things she notices in society or things happening around her. Working in a series, you'll find Mirjam creating wall hangings, but…
Fall Fireweed 2 fiber art by Ree Nancarrow

Spotlight: Ree Nancarrow, Quilt Artist

Ree Nancarrow has been interested in art from a young age. She was introduced to quilting, and fiber arts became her medium of choice. A summer job in Alaska changed…
Homage to Alma Thomas for First Lady Michelle Obama at the Request of The Congressional Club in Washington D.C. fiber art by Cathy Fussell

Spotlight: Cathy Fussell, Fiber Artist

Cathy Fussell has been sewing since she was a young child. After retirement, she pursued quilting as a full-time occupation. Her daughter, an art student, came home from college and…
These Paths of Flint and Chalk by Samantha Boot

Spotlight: Samantha Boot, Textile Artist

Samantha Boot is a textile artist and quilter, specializing in the slow arts of hand stitch and natural color. She has always been a stitcher. During the pandemic, her desire to…
Fresh Outlook fiber art by Joan Sowada

Spotlight: Joan Sowada, Fiber Artist

Joan Sowada creates fiber art in a variety of styles, inspired by the people and world around her. She selects fabric combinations for her pieces that help her present an…
No Small Wonder quilt by Zoe Castro

Spotlight: Zoe Castro, Home Goods and Apparel Designer

Zoe Castro studied fashion design in college. Inspired by bedding at an upscale boutique, she and her mom took a quilting class. She now creates custom home goods as well…
Das Grune Band fiber art by Heidi Drahota

Spotlight: Heidi Drahota, Fiber Artist

Heidi Drahota began to lose interest in her passion for watercolor painting. She rediscovered textiles and now creates detailed fiber art using a variety of fiber-based materials. Her work is…
Quilt Melt art quilt by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Spotlight: Lorraine Woodruff-Long, Fiber Artist

Lorraine Woodruff-Long saw the Quilts of Gees Bend and knew that is what she wanted to make. She lost her full-time career during the pandemic and decided to use her…
Laundry Basket art quilt by Roberta Lagomarsini

Spotlight: Roberta Lagomarsini, Fiber Artist

Roberta Lagomarsini saw work by Ruth McDowell at a quilt show. When she retired later that year, she decided to make art quilts! Now, she creates her own fabrics and…

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